Every year in February there is a carnival in daycare, so by mid January I usually start asking the kids what they want to be. Last year my son wanted to be a dragon. One afternoon my daughter (4,5) presented me with this drawing and said she planed to be a fairy.

Once the mock-up was done we were ready to tackle the real thing. We decided that she would sew the skirt, and I would make the bodice. She cut out all the pieces and pinned them her self, at times working on her own while I saw to other chores.

God Dag. That dress is brilliant. I bet she’s really proud of it. Brå Jente (I think that’s something like brillaint girl, but my Norwiegen is only really fit for ordering coffee, so apologies if it isn’t)

She should be proud of the dress, sewing before she can reach the pedal, very precocious.
I thought bra first, then I thought I was getting mixed up with my rusty German (where bra is arm) so I decided I must have meant brå, because clearly that looks more authentically Norwiegen with the exotic Scandanavian vowel.
If we ever get our act togehter we might be going to Norway on holiday this summer, in which case I will have to practise my coffee ordering phrases 😉